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Actress (Nance O’Neil) was believed by Emma to have a bad reputation for Lizzie * 6 years after Jekyll and Hyde * Major Theme – Oct 25 * Identity + identification (sympathy) * â€Å"What goes around comes around† **MAJOR THEME * Circularity + repetition + reciprocity * Justice * Criticism of how the domestic is overlooks * Gender/social expectations and critique * Related to how the laundry is overlooked and not important * Ambiguity and challenging youth * Juxtaposition * Freedom + trapped – carousel and mask Appearance on reality – carousel and mask * Childhood vs. adulthood – carousel and mask * Masculine vs. feminine * Family * Identity * How domestic is overlooked * Gender expectations * Relationship between family * Lizzie and her father * Effectiveness of readers * How we judge the characters * Theme: Oct 18 * Have juxtapositioning * between theme of family and isolation * masculine vs. feminine * Family * Love-Hate (for Father and Emma) * What family can do * Influence of parents on their children * Stereotypical family * Aggressive father (who favors one child) Evil stepmother * â€Å"good† girl * Pollock’s emphasis creates friction between Emma and Lizzie that is somewhat artificial (no specific evidence that they had that tension) * Partially fictional because Emma always supported Lizzie * â€Å"bad† girl * Isolation and Desperation (direct proportional between these two) * Largely responsible for creating the sympathy for Lizzie * Desire for independence * Critique of gender roles and societal expectations * She wanted to be more independent and her father wouldn’t let her. We will write a custom essay sample on Blood Relations Notes or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page See Lizzie as victim and villain (Pollock want Lizzie to be seen more as a victim) * Appearance vs. Reality * We’re looking from a point where the Actress is trying to be Lizzie and what she thinks what happened * From Actress’s interpretation of what happened * In terms of reputations as well * Communication and silence and secrets (ties closely to family and isolation) * Creates further isolation between family due to secretes * Collage: * Actual fact * Heresay, rumour and gossip * Real characters out of context (Emma, Harry Wingate changed) * Made up details and characters (Pigeons, Dr. Patrick) Lizzie| Emma| * *Different than most girls * +Very strong-willed * *+Daddy’s girl * +Selfish * *Anxious (scared) * +Out spoken * Loves animals * Capable of caring and compassion * +Manipulative * +Territorial * *Unhappy * +Self-righteous * **She feels trapped/powerless * **She is ignored more she wants attention * * **Isolated (brings this onto herself) * Lizzie is a stereotypical bully * She doesn’t feel good enough to deserve love and affection from her father, so she acts out and emands love because of fear * Incredibly vulnerable | * Prevents father from giving in to Lizzie * Doesn’t insist on her right to be heard, and power * Constantly struggling for power but doesn’t want power * â€Å"good girl† * | *feels sorry for her. **important points. */** lack of power and control. +associated with power and control. * â€Å"Daddy’s girl† can be both. Her desire to be powerful is impeded by her father. But she also wants him to be happy. * He is most happy when she gives up her power. But she wants him to be happy so she gives up her power * Trapped, selfish and vulnerable are the most important characteristics * Can be really dangers and unpredictable * Lizzie asks for a house, jobs, farm, etc. to try to release tension of trapped + selfish + vulnerable to avoid getting to a point of danger (murder) * P. 62~ shift of wanting to die her being unique and â€Å"precious and unique† and she deserves to live (big shift of emotions) * Lizzie is capable of making decision, plan it through and she is aware of the choices she makes. Trying to justify her action. That her life is better than theirs. * â€Å"You’re a coward† – she made her decision and is trying to get him to approve and back up her decision * She wanted him to leave so that she can go through with her plan because she knows he won’t help her. * Both Lizzie and Emma are victims (Lizzie and Emma’s conversation p. 49-51) * Emma : knows they’re going to lose the fight. * Lizzie wants Emma to convince her father that they are â€Å"real people† * Emma is okay with living being trapped and Lizzie wants her freedom.